Policy Submission: Australia’s Initial Report under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

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JFA Purple Orange made this submission to the Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department on Australia’s first report under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Recommendations

Recommendation 1

Include in the initial report to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities details on the progress of the final report of the 2007 Transport Standards review, and provide a summary of the report’s findings to demonstrate the take up of the standards and the resulting improvements and concerns.

Recommendation 2

Include in the initial report to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities comment on how the Australian Government is addressing the accessibility of other areas not included in the Disability (Access to Premises – Buildings) Standards 2010, to ensure all public premises are compliant with the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Principles of the UN Disability Convention.

Recommendation 3

Include in the initial report to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities details on proposed or current initiatives/programs that ensure people have access to the same range of common housing options as other community members.

Recommendation 4

Include in the initial report to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities details on other proposed or current initiatives/programs that ensure people living with disability exercise choice and control about where and with whom they live within their community.

Recommendation 5

Include in the initial report to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities details on measures that ensure all of Australia’s free public recreational venues are genuinely accessible to people living with disability.